Tag: S8500 Unbrick
RIFF JTAG – Samsung WAVE S8500 Single Click Unbrick/repair boot
by admin on Sep.02, 2010, under News
02.09.2010 Samsung WAVE Single Click Unbrick/Repair dead boot released
Please start JTAG Manager and click “Check for Updates” button. You’ll be notified about new DLL, download it and restart the software.
“Samsung_S8500.dll” contains pinout, repair instructions and required files for single click Samsung WAVE S8500 Unbrick/Repair dead boot.
RIFF JTAG – Samsung WAVE S8500 Unbrick/Repair beta support
by admin on Aug.31, 2010, under News
31.08.2010 Samsung WAVE S8500 Unbrick/Repair boot beta support
This is beta test, and it is not available trough “Check for updates” button.
What You need to repair it ?
- RIFF Box
- Micro USB Cable
- Full charged battery (4.2v)
- CMM + ELF
- Samsung_S8500_PDA.dll
- Pinout
- Multiloader
- USB Drivers
- Firmware files
Procedure:
- Solder RIFF JTAG cable (use very thin wires for PCB, because of battery)
- Insert battery
- Connect Micro USB cable to phone and PC port
- Start the JTAG Manager and select Samsung S8500 PDA from the list
- Switch to “DCC Read/Write” TAB
- Set everything as on photo bellow:
- Press “Read memory” and wait to be finished
- Now switch to “JTAG Read/Write” TAB and press “Connect&Get ID” then “Halt the Target” buttons
- Click “Execute Script” and select CMM file
- Press “Run Script” button
- Ram loader will be uploaded and after its uploaded, phone will automaticaly enter download mode, and detected by PC
- IMPORTANT ! ! ! Now You must disconnect JTAG Cable from RIFF Box
- Start Multiloader 5.62, set “Boot change” and select Boot files folder
- Press download – and wait for process to be finished
- Now phone contains valid bootloader, and can be flashed, so You can desolder JTAG wires from PCB
To enter download mode hold LOCK+Volume Down + Power on Keys.
Problems which You may have:
- Target not detected – check all wires and tp, check battery, 4.2v is a MUST !
- Wrong DCC answer – low battery, or TCK too high, You can use 100KHz TCK too !
- “It not work” – no idea about this lol 
